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US stocks wavered on Monday as rising concerns over a potential escalation in the Iran conflict overshadowed optimism from strong corporate earnings. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.4% and the S&P 500 dipped 0.1%, while the Nasdaq Composite remained largely flat after last week’s rally.

Early losses were triggered by reports of Iranian strikes on a US patrol boat and tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, though US officials denied the claims. The situation follows statements by Donald Trump about a naval plan dubbed “Project Freedom” to assist ships in the region, drawing warnings from Iran.

Oil prices stayed elevated, with Brent crude up 1.5% near $110 per barrel and WTI around $102. Investors are also focused on upcoming earnings from key tech and media firms, including Advanced Micro Devices, Arm Holdings, Lattice Semiconductor Corporation, Palantir Technologies, and Paramount Skydance.

Top Movers: Under $10 

Cns Pharmaceuticals Inc (CNSP) is up 311.06% today to trade at the current level of $9.5. This comes after the company announced oversubscribed $22.5 million private placement financing.

Mobile health Network Solutions (MNDR) zoomed 66.32% in today’s trade to $1.58 after announcing the signing of a non-binding Strategic Cooperation Framework Memorandum of Understanding with Hector Capital Holdings Pte. Ltd.

In current trading, Blaize Holdings Inc (BZAI) stock is at $2.81 after announcing a strategic partnership with Winmate Inc., targeting ~$15M in first-year business.

Cabaletta Bio Inc (CABA) rose 21.60% in the early hours of today's trading to move at $3.58 after announcing the pricing of a $150 million underwritten offering.

In the current trading session, XCF Global Inc (SAFX) jumped 17.95% to $0.59 over a previous close of $0.5 after providing a first quarter 2026 corporate and operational update.

Ex-Dividend Stocks

Amalgamated Financial Corp (AMAL) is about to trade ex-dividend tomorrow, meaning that investors who buy the stock after tomorrow will not be eligible for the next dividend payment. The company's next dividend payment will be $0.17 per share. It has fixed May 05 as the record date for the same and will pay the actual dividend on May 21. Last year, the company distributed $0.59 per share to its shareholders. Based on the last year's worth of payments, AMAL has a trailing yield of 1.43% on the current stock price of $41.34.

Another stock that is shelling out dividends tomorrow is Banner Corp (BANR), having a market capitalization of $2.23B. It will pay a dividend of $0.52 per share, the payment date of which is May 15. Currently, the stock is trading at a trailing dividend yield of 2.98%.

Shares of Baker Hughes Co (BKR) will be the talk of the stock market on Tuesday as the stock will turn ex-dividend. The company's next dividend payment will be $0.23 per share, and in the last 12 months, it paid a total of $0.92 per share. Last year's total dividend payments show that BKR has a trailing yield of 1.33% on the current share price of $69.12.

Princeton Bancorp Inc (BPRN) is also set to go ex-dividend tomorrow. The next dividend payment from BPRN will amount to $0.35 per share. May 05 has been designated as the record date for this dividend, with the actual payout scheduled for May 28. In the previous year, BPRN distributed a total of $1.30 to its valued shareholders. Considering the cumulative dividend payments from last year, the trailing yield for BPRN stands at 3.60% based on the current stock price of $36.11.

Texas Instruments Inc (TXN) will be paying out a dividend of $1.42 per share to shareholders holding their shares as of the close of business hours on the record date of May 05. Over the past 12 months, TXN has paid out a total of $5.56 per share in dividends. Based on the total dividends paid out last year, TXN boasts an impressive trailing yield of 1.98% on the current share price of $281.02.

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Crypto Market Highlights

• Strategy, the largest public Bitcoin holder, has paused crypto purchases ahead of its Q1 earnings report, with Michael Saylor confirming “no buys this week.”

• New York Attorney General Letitia James secured over $5 million from Uphold for promoting a fraudulent crypto investment product.

• The Ethereum Foundation sold another 10,000 ETH to BitMine Immersion Technologies in its third OTC deal, totaling about $22.9 million at $2,292 per coin.

• OxPay Financial’s subsidiary Oxygen7 obtained a Financial Services Licence in Bhutan to launch a regulated crypto payments platform in 2026.

• XRP became the first altcoin with institutional-grade settlement infrastructure as Coinbase rolled out Trade at Settlement (TAS) for XRP futures, enhancing large trade execution and liquidity.

Most Shorted Stocks

Groupon Inc (GRPN) was one of the most shorted stocks as of latest short interest figures, with 55.10% short interest. The days to cover ratio, a measure of how long it would take for all the short positions to be covered based on average trading volume, is 11.3. This represents a change of 465066 shares, which corresponds to a 3.50% increase in short interest. The total value of the shares held short is estimated to be around $204.82 million. The average daily volume stands at 1.63M shares, and the market capitalization of the company is $606.67M.

The Ondas Inc with the symbol ONDS currently has a short interest of 34.17%. The short interest has changed by -2318866 shares. The days to cover ratio stands at 3.2. The estimated value of the shares held short is approximately $1.67 billion. On an average day, 77.85M shares are traded, with the company's market capitalization totaling $4.98B.

For the stock Recursion Pharmaceuticals Inc (RXRX), the current short interest is at 36.11%. This represents a significant short interest change of 471031 shares, corresponding to a short interest percentage increase of 0.27%. The days needed to cover the short positions amount to 17.1. The approximate worth of the shares held short is $591.21 million.

With the symbol CLSK, the stock currently has a short interest of 33.70%. The short interest change is -1734494 shares, compared with a short interest percentage change of -2.01%. It would take approximately 4.3 days to cover all the short positions. The shares' short value is estimated to be around $2.12 billion. The company boasts an average daily volume of 21.88M shares, contributing to a market capitalization of $3.11B.

The stock EVGO has a current short interest of 14.83%. The short interest percentage has experienced an increase of 6.65% while there was a change of 2893329 shares in short interest. The ratio indicating the time required to cover short positions is 12.4. The calculated worth of the shorted shares amounts to around $183.15 million. Trading activity averages at 4.27M shares per day, while the company's market capitalization stands at $680.47M.

Upcoming IPOs

Rare Earths Americas, Inc. (REA) is expected to debut on the NYSE American exchange on May 06. The company will offer 2,777,777 shares at a price range of $17.00 to $19.00 per share, aiming to raise approximately $50.00M through its IPO.

HawkEye 360, Inc. (HAWK) is all set for its debut on the NYSE exchange on May 07. The shares will be offered in a price range of of $24.00 to $26.00 per share. With a total of 16,000,000 shares available, the company aims to raise approximately $400.00M through this IPO.

Suja Life, Inc. (SUJA) is also scheduled to make its debut on the NASDAQ on May 07. They are offering shares in a price range of $21.00 to $24.00. The IPO includes 8,888,889 shares, aiming for a deal size of $200.00M.

Riku Dining Group Limited (RIKU) is scheduled to launch its IPO on the NASDAQ exchange on May 15. The company plans to offer 5,000,000 shares in a price range of $4.00 to $6.00 per share, with an expected total raise of approximately $25.00M.

That's it for today. Thanks for reading. Good luck out there!

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Stocks Telegraph Team

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